The Keeper's Son: A NovelMacmillan, 2007 M04 1 - 352 pages In 1941, Killakeet Island of the wind-swept Outer Banks of North Carolina is home to a tiny, peaceful population of fishermen, clam stompers, oyster rakers, and a few lonely sailors of the Coast Guard. Dominating the glorious, raw beauty of the little island is the majestic Killakeet Lighthouse, which for generations has been the responsibility of one family, the Thurlows. |
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... eyes and strong, inquisitive hands. Josh had to remember to always empty Jacob's pockets before he took him in the house. He never knew what he would find in there, sand, sea oats, even the occasional cricket or beetle. Once, he'd even ...
... eyes from her during the three-hour journey. The ferry master was not a particularly imaginative man, but something about the woman who'd come aboard his ferry that morning had struck his heart like an ocean storm. Perhaps it had been ...
... eyes nearly popped. “Yes, ma'am. I reckon I can manage!” An elderly man and a woman had wandered up from the shacks. The man, dressed in coveralls and a faded cotton shirt, and the woman in a cotton housedress with a flower pattern and ...
... eyes will be red from crying. Pretty soon, though, I'll get better. Just do your work and don't be frightened. Do you understand?” When Herman nodded his head, Dosie continued, “On Saturdays, I will want you here during the morning only ...
... eyes and yawned. He searched his wife's face. “Did he tell you that?” Queenie regretted that she didn't have a woman to talk to, but a husband sometimes has to suffice at two o'clock in the morning. “No, he didn't tell me that. He didn ...
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DEATH I SAID | 143 |
BUT THERE THE SILVER ANSWER RANG | 315 |
NOT DEATH BUT LOVE | 403 |
HISTORICAL NOTE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 421 |